Fragment of a Band with Male Figure Leading Mounted Female Figure with Falcon
Unknown Artist
16th-17th century
Medium
needle lace; filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in two directions); bleached linen (est.)
Dimensions
28.5 × 43.6 cm
Classification
Lace
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of J. H. Wade
Accession Number
1920.1158
About this artwork
This fragment may depict a hunting scene. A male figure leads a female figure on horseback. The male figure, possibly of non-western heritage, seems to carry a weapon in his right hand and the bird he has hunted in his left.